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The BET Hip Hop Awards aired Tuesday, October 8th and it was one for the books! The event is always a special night for Hip Hop music, from the awards and performances to the highly anticipated cyphers that never seem to disappoint. Former NBA star Iman Shumpert participated in a cypher, along side IDK and Kash Doll. There were also performances from some of the hottest artists in the game, such as DaBaby, Megan The Stallion, Chance the Rapper, YBN Cordae with Anderson .Paak and more!

 

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#MeganTheeStallion and the hotties taking a win for “Best Mixtape” 🔥🏆 (via @bet)

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Some of the biggest winners of the night were Travis Scott with his project Astroworld winning Album of the Year, J. Cole winning Lyricist of the Year, DaBaby winning Best New Hip Hop Artist and of course the great Nipsey Hussle winning MVP of the Year. Lil Kim also took home one of the biggest awards of the night, winning the I Am Hip Hop Icon Award!

 

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Congratulations to the legend #LilKim who received the I Am Hip Hop Icon Award at the #BETHipHopAwards show! 👑💯🏆| 📹: @bet

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